parapsychology

(-sī kälə jē)

noun

the branch of psychology that investigates psychic phenomena, such as telepathy, extrasensory perception, or clairvoyance

Origin: para- + psychology

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See parapsychology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The study of the evidence for psychological phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by science.

Related Forms:

  • parˌa·psyˌcho·logˈi·cal (-sīˌkə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective
  • parˌa·psy·cholˈo·gist noun

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